This paper applies the mean-variance portfolio optimization (PO) approach and the stochastic dominance (SD) test to examine preferences for international diversification<i> versus</i> domestic diversification from American investors’ viewpoints. Our PO results imply that the domestic diversification...

Purpose –Since equity markets have a dynamic nature, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of a revision procedure for domestic and international portfolios, and provides an empirical selection strategy for optimal diversification from an American investor's point of...

This study employs the mean-variance (MV) criterion, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) statistics and stochastic dominance (SD) analysis to investigate the performance of option strategies, including writing out-of-the-money (OTM) covered call and buying in-the-money (ITM) protective put, with...